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I can see why this one is a family tradition!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2017-10-22","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Ralph"},"reviewBody":"The cake was ok, but the frosting was way, way, way to sweet.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}}]},"video":{"data":{"status":204},"message":"No shortcode found in recipe"},"rms_legacy_id":"4372","romance_copy_dek":"This hickory nut cake recipe is more than a recipe to us\u2014it's a family tradition, three generations old. The frosting's a must\u2014otherwise it's not the \"true\" cake! We have a timber stand with hickory trees on our farm, so getting enough nuts is easy. The problem is finding someone to crack and pick them and the \"someone\" usually ends up being me! 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